Joe Sikoryak

Once more into the breach we go... Saturday, April 4 marks the start of this year's comic cons, zine fests, and other events designed to put us creators in touch with our fans. I'll be tabling for the third time (or is it fourth...?) at the Peninsula Libraries Small Press Comics Expo, which kicks off a month of activities in the county of San Mateo. It’s an appropriately low key show that is often a gateway for some of the youngest comics readers in the Bay Area. The guests tend to be...

Our little “comics dynasty” has an online shop of its own. The most important part of making any art, I think, is simply the act of self-expression. We can't help ourselves. There are stories to tell, pictures to draw, themes to explore—and they all flow onto the page and screen. The second most important thing, however, is finding an audience. Because we artists want to connect with you, our readers. “We artists,” in this case, are also family. I've mentioned my youngest brother, R....

radio has a special place in my heart. There’s something about a disembodied voice floating in the space between one’s ears that holds a special power.